Exploring heritage sites in 3D

Posted by Becky Horsfall in 3d, Blog Posts, Design Media, Digital, Heritage, Interactive on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:48 am | No Comments

With the recent launch of the iPhone 4S and reports that Apple have bought 3D mapping company, C3 Technologies, it is thought that the future of iOS Maps are likely to include a third-dimension. Now for the non-technical heads out there this means in the future maps on iPhone handsets are likely to be in 3D, transforming Apple’s basic Google Maps into something much more powerful, fun and engaging. If these reports are true then what does this mean for Google and how can heritage sites use this technology to engage a wider audience? Google Street View, Historic Centre of...

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Is gamification the future of interpretation?

Posted by Paul in Apps, Blog Posts, Digital, Heritage, Interactive, Social Media on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 12:48 pm | No Comments

After speaking earlier this year at the Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales conference, ‘Knowing your apps from your elbows’, I am really pleased to have been asked to contribute to the latest Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales newsletter. At the conference I shared my thoughts on how the psychology of motivation can be used when thinking about interpretation in order to get visitors interested in learning and participating. Coming from a psychological background it’s something that I feel very strongly about but is so often overlooked or not thought of at...

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Community Consultation at Grange Court, Leominster

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Heritage, Interpretation, Planning on Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 3:09 pm | No Comments

Consulting the community that live around a heritage site is an important part of all our projects, helping to ensure that they understand and support the schemes we propose.  It is an inspiring experience – local communities are nearly always  passionate about their heritage landmarks and provide valuable feedback and insight. In October, Lead Consultant David Masters went to Grange Court in the market town of Leominster to help run an open day to present the draft interpretation and design proposals for Grange Court.  These include a...

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ALFA the Alien Rides Again!

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Design Media, Digital, Interactive on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 1:41 pm | No Comments

ALFA the Alien first came to these shores as part of an e-game to help school children in Somerset learn about their countryside. After rebuilding his spaceship, we’re pleased to announce that ALFA has returned to explore the Somerset coastline. Funded by the Somerset Coastal Pathfinder project, this is the second web based e-game we have developed for primary schoool children in Somerset.   Travelling with ALFA they’ll learn about coastal history and marine environments as well as important subjects such as the impact of sea level rises, coastal management...

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i-explore featured in Ecclesiastical & Heritage World

Posted by Liz in Apps, Blog Posts on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 10:01 am | No Comments

We really feel that there is such a great opportunity to use mobile phones as an interpretation tool. It’s lovely to see that Ecclesiastical & Heritage World think the same and have featured our ‘i-explore’ app structure this month and how it can help heritage sites go digital and save money. You can read the article...

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